Who's Who
The antagonist of the play
Who is Abigail Williams
1692
When the Salem Witch Trials took place
She is the first person in the play who is "afflicted" with witchcraft
Who is Betty Parris
She claims she's now an official of the court
Who is Mary Warren
The dynamic character who changes from timid and scared to confident and defiant
Who is Mary Warren
The protagonist of the play
Who is John Proctor
What is theocracy
The reader discovers these two characters had an affair
Who are John Proctor and Abigail Williams
This is given to Elizabeth Proctor that is later used as evidence of her witchcraft
What is a poppet
The technique Arthur Miller uses when he stops the script to give background or character information
What is Dramatic Exposition
A victim of Abigail Williams because she has what Abigail wants
Who is Elizabeth Proctor
In the 1950's people were afraid of being of accused of being communist
She doesn't believe that anyone is "sick;" she says that they'll stop when they no longer get attention.
Who is Rebecca Nurse
Abigail uses what to further implicate Elizabeth is a witch
What is a needle
Rebecca Nurse is accused of witchcraft for...
What is the supernatural deaths of Ann Putnam's seven babies
The reverend of the village who doesn't include God in his preaching
Who is Reverend Samuel Parris
The senator in the 1950's who led the accusation of communism which coined the term "McCarthyism"
Who is Joseph McCarthy
Betty tries to do this when Abigail threatens her and the other girls
What is fly out the window
Literary element: John forgets the commandment "Thou shall not commit adultery" which is the very commandment he broke
What is irony (situational)
The witchcraft expert
Who is Reverend Hale
The wealthy townsman whose daughter is also "sick" but uses witchcraft accusations for his advantage, like stealing land.
Who is Thomas Putnam
He wrote The Crucible as an allegory for The Red Scare
Who is Arthur Miller
She is the first scapegoat in the play
Who is Tituba
Literary Element: John calls Reverend Hale "Pontius Pilate" for sending innocent people to persecute at the hands of fanatics
What is allusion
A group of people overcome with strong emotions
What is hysteria